Nishapur, Iran: see Neyshabur Neyshabur (nāshäb
r`), city (1991 pop. 135,681), Razavi Khorasan prov.
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Nishapur
r`), city (1991 pop. 135,681), Razavi Khorasan prov...... Click the link for more information. .
Neyshabur
or NishapurTown (pop., 1996: 158,847), northeastern Iran. Its name derives from its founder, the Sasanian king Shapur I. One of the four great cities of the region of Khorasan, it was the residence of the 5th-century Sasanian king Yazdegerd II. It declined by the mid-7th century but flourished again under the Tahirid (821–873) and Samanid (819–999) dynasties. It was the residence of the Seljuq sultan Toghrïl Beg in the 11th century but again declined in the 12th century. The tombs of the renowned poet and scholar Omar Khayyam and the mystic poet Farid al-Din 'Attar are nearby.
Nishapur
a town in NE Iran, at an altitude of 1195 m (3920 ft.): birthplace and burial place of Omar Khayy?m. Pop.: 208 000 (2005 est.)
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